Beringer, White Zinfandel, California
Tasting Note: A straightforward, one-dimensional, sweet alcohol white zinfandel.[Read more]
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Portrait Cellars Cabernet Franc 2009 – Proves the Heights and Depth of Complexity the Cab Franc Can Reach in Red Mountain
Portrait Cellars, Cabernet Franc 2009, Red Mountain, Washington
Tasting Note: Cabernet franc may well find one of its ideal warm-weather growing sites in Washington state’s Red-Mountain AVA, and this bottle proves the heights and depth of complexity the grape can reach here.[Read more]
Hamilton Cellars Weinbau Cabernet Franc 2013 – Echoes the Loire with Fruit-Restraint, Subtlety and Complexity of Flavor
Hamilton Cellars, Weinbau Cabernet Franc 2013, Columbia Valley, Washington
Tasting Note: A Washington-state cabernet franc that echoes the Loire with fruit-restraint, subtlety and complexity of flavor.[Read more]
Graham Beck The Game Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 – A Bit Hollow and Lacking in Concentration
Graham Beck, The Game Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Coastal, South Africa
Tasting Note: A cabernet sauvignon that is a bit hollow and lacking in concentration.[Read more]
Three Thieves Bandit Cabernet Sauvignon – Straightforward & Unobjectionable
Three Thieves Bandit, Cabernet Sauvignon, California
Tasting Note: Straightforward and unobjectionable. [Read more]
Bleasdale Vineyards Uncle Dick The Red Brute Sparkling Shiraz – The Big Brother of Sparkling Red Wine
Bleasdale Vineyards, Uncle Dick The Red Brute Sparkling Shiraz, Langhorne Creek, Australia
Tasting Note: Sparkling shiraz is the big brother of sparkling reds, and this bottle shows you exactly why it deserves that spot.[Read more]
Mont Marcal Brut Reserva Cava 2015 – Reserved Fruit and Elegance
Mont Marcal, Brut Reserva Cava 2015, Catalonia, Spain
Tasting Note: A reserva cava with reserved fruit and elegance.[Read more]
Underwood Pinot Noir – Better Than Many Basic Inexpensive Pinots You’ll Find in a Bottle
Underwood Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Oregon
Tasting Note: An inexpensive pinot noir in a can that is better than many basic and inexpensive pinots you’ll find in a bottle.[Read more]
Moët et Chandon Impérial Brut Champagne – Elegant and Nearly Bone Dry
Moët et Chandon, Impérial Brut, Champagne, France
Tasting Note: An elegant, nearly-bone-dry champagne.[Read more]
Fiorini Becco Rosso Lambrusco Grasparosa di Castelvetro 2016 – A Sparkling Wine You Could Pair with a Steak
Fiorini, Becco Rosso Lambrusco Grasparosa di Castelvetro 2016, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Tasting Note: Lambruscos from Grasparosa tend to be fuller-bodied, concentrated and offer the most complexity of any Lambruscos available.[Read more]
